OXFORD 9000
📚 phrase • entry_id 60244

the devil looks after his own

Meanings (ES + gloss)
bicho malo nunca muere
Bad people often prosper unfairly, because the devil helps them.
Charlie was often asked how he escaped so many attempts on his life. His reply was, “The Devil looks after his own.”
On earth, lawyers rarely come to harm because the devil looks after his own.
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